Perennial herbs (our species). Radical leaves clustered; cauline in whorls of 3 or 4, the lowest sometimes opposite; lamina pinnatifid or pinnatipartite. Inflorescence a terminal raceme; flowers whorled. Corolla mainly pink; tube decurved basally, often sigmoid, glandular-punctate or glabrous; galea beakless, with no ventral tooth. About 46 species; Europe, Asia, NW North America; one species in Pakistan.